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Hitler's prophecy refers to a speech at the Reichstag on 30 January 1939 where Adolf Hitler predicted "the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe". This was similar to previous comments made in private meetings, before the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. Hitler continued to invoke the prophecy throughout the war and referenced it in his last will and testament. Frequently used by Nazi leaders when alluding to their systematic murder of Jews, the prophecy became a leitmotif of the Final Solution and is the best-known phrase from Hitler's speeches. The historical significance of the prophecy is debated: intentionalists view it as proof of Hitler's previously developed master plan to systematically murder the European Jews, while functionalists argue that "annihilation" was not meant or understood to mean mass murder, at least initially. It is also cited as evidence that Germans were aware that Jews were being exterminated. (Full article...)
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Hi Buidhe and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome.
Next 30 January for a TFA? Nominations are being accepted right now. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:19, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
- Gog the Mild, Thanks for the blurb! I have proposed The Holocaust in Slovakia for 27 January, so I think it's best to postpone this article until next year. (t · c) buidhe 15:24, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
- Buidhe, IMO they are different enough that you could chance your arm, but that is your call. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:27, 1 December 2020 (UTC)